Red Shale Fire
The Red Shale Fire was reported on July 23, 2026 in Custer County, Montana and burned 113 acres. It was declared out on August 10, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 113 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 42
Map
Perimeter mapped August 18, 2026 at 10:49 AM MDT, 113 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.859, -105.586.
The incident
- Size
- 113 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2026 at 1:21 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 24, 2026 at 12:20 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 24, 2026 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 4 Miles E from Volborg, MT
- County
- Custer County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 42
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG14-000545
- IRWIN identifier
- 32390E6E-90F6-43E1-A320-85E07EE54243
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Broadus, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated August 18, 2026 at 10:49 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG14-000545.